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2024 was another successful year for the team at Cyclone Energy Group. This past year was marked by innovation, growth, numerous achievements and milestones for our team and for our client projects. We added four new members to the team, we saw several of our completed projects achieve various certifications and receive industry accolades, and […]
Written By Sumayyah Theron In January 2024 ASHRAE held its winter conference in Chicago. I co-chaired the conference and was the Sustainability Chair for the conference. With the support of the local ASHRAE chapter, I seized the opportunity to launch a sustainability project that not only represents ASHRAE’s commitment to sustainability but also aims to […]
We want to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who contributed to making our 2023 a success; we’re looking forward to continued connections, collaborations and growth in 2024. In closing out the year, we’d like to highlight the achievements of the Cyclone team and our clients. Between our simulation, sustainability and commissioning […]
Among the presentations at the 2023 Innovation Rodeo, hosted by Cyclone Energy Group, was a captivating overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it is emerging within the Architecture and Engineering (A&E) community and CRE professionals. Mark Blankenship, Director of Risk Management for Willis Towers Watson Architecture and Engineering, described opportunities AI presents to the […]
Published by Sumayyah Theron Over the past century, indoor air quality (IAQ) standards have largely overlooked explicit requirements for managing airborne infection risks, except for those tailored to healthcare facilities and laboratories. In 1895, the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers (ASHVE), later becoming ASHRAE, introduced ventilation recommendations to curb disease transmission. These recommendations […]
Published by Ian O’Connor 10 South LaSalle is a 502 ft tall skyscraper in the LaSalle Street financial district of Chicago, Illinois. It was completed in 1989 and, at 37 floors, it is tied with One Superior Place for the 87th tallest building in the city. Located at the southwest corner of Madison and LaSalle […]
The Net Zero Challenge Net zero energy has been a goal of high performance building designers for more than a decade. A net zero energy building generates as much energy using renewable technologies as it consumes on an annual basis. A report from the New Buildings Institute in 2020 documented approximately 700 verified or emerging […]
Every year the local school district my daughter goes to holds a STEAM night. STEAM is the acronym marking the incorporation of arts into the traditional STEM program. Due to the pandemic, this year was the first in-person STEAM event since 2020 and was being held at McLure Middle School in Western Springs. Working in […]
Introduction As a part of Cyclone’s effort to celebrate Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, I’ve put together this blog for an audience who is curious about engineering, being a woman in a male dominated field, and what creativity looks like in my job. Because there are some untrue and unhelpful notions about who […]
Greetings in the New Year! As we look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead of us, we’d like to share some highlights and achievements of the Cyclone team and our clients from 2022. April 19th marked the 10th anniversary of Cyclone Energy Group. Founder and CEO Benjamin Skelton had a clear vision for Cyclone from […]